Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to consider alternative-fueled vehicle tariffs, infrastructure and policies to support California's greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

· Directs electric utilities to collaborate with automakers and other stakeholders to develop an assessment report to be filed in this proceeding to address a notification processes through which utilities can identify where Electric Vehicles charging will likely occur on their electric systems and plan accordingly;

· Affirms that, with certain exceptions, the electric utilities' existing residential Electric Vehicle rates are sufficient for early Electric Vehicle market development, and, similarly, that existing commercial and industrial rates are sufficient in the early Electric Vehicle market for non-residential customers. The decision also sets out a process to re-examine Electric Vehicle rates in 2013;

· Considers opportunities to migrate toward new and lower cost metering technologies for Electric Vehicle charging and sets out a process to develop an Electric Vehicle metering protocol to accommodate increased Electric Vehicle metering options, such as submetering;

· Determines that, on an interim basis, until June 30, 2013, the costs of any distribution or service facility upgrades necessary to accommodate basic residential Electric Vehicle charging will be treated as shared cost;

· Defines the role that utilities may play in education and outreach related to Electric Vehicles;

· Requires utilities to perform load research to inform future Commission policy; and

· Addresses utility ownership of electric vehicle service equipment.

The proceeding remains open for receipt of compliance filings and to monitor efforts by stakeholders to further refine the issues identified herein.

1 All statutory references are to the Public Utilities Code unless otherwise noted.